From:	"Bruce H. Nagel" <NAGELBH@******.ACS.MUOHIO.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Matrix w/o "Decking"; reply #2
Date:	Tue, 1 Jul 1997 10:56:54 -0500

You wrote:
> But, what is the point of having a datajack if your home/work system
> doesn't have the ASSIST interface. If your system doesn't have the
> interface and you "jack in" what are you jacking into? Clearly if the
> character doesn't have a datajack, then the ASSIST interface is useless
> to him. But, why would one have a datajack and a computer and NOT have
> the interface (assuming doing only legal matrix activities).
A datajack can substitute for a keyboard, it's not just used for ASIST
communication. You can jack into your pocket sec if you want to, etc., you can
jack into a Smartgun (if you have the headware for a smartgun) rather than use
the palm induction link, you can even control a suitably modified car with one
(cf. RBB1). A datajack has a lot of uses that have nothing to do with
overriding one's senses for 'decking'.

But if you don't want to use VR/decking, you type in addresses, and give
passcodes as needed, and watch a screen (much like today); the VR way is just
much faster, especially with a datajack.

losthalo